The 55th International Film Festival of India, popularly known as IFFI, ended on 28 November. India’s own film festival had been exhaustive and exploratory this year, with many new, innovative things for cine goers from across the world.
The recent surge of violence against cultural minorities in Bangladesh is alarming, yet it reflects a broader pattern observed throughout the South Asian region.
Drawing on the first comprehensive dataset of more than 2,300 renewable energy start-ups across Africa and South Asia, a team led by the University of Oxford on Friday revealed India and South Africa among solar 'business hotspots'.
The 25th Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC-25) was held from 11th to 13th November in New Delhi which saw the participation of regulators, industry leaders, and experts from across South Asia.
In an address at the State Department's Diwali reception, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasised the significance of the festival and reflected on the tradition's decade-long history at the State Department, which began under Secretary John Kerry.
South Asia’s geophysical location and socio-economic demographic backwardness make the region highly susceptible to climate change ramifications.
According to the World Happiness Index, Afghanistan was the most unhappy country in the world even before the unceremonious departure of the occupation forces and subsequent Taliban takeover.
Even during this visit, Nepal urged the Chinese side to remove such non-tariff barriers at these two key customs points. Among other outstanding issues, the suspected border encroachment by China in the remote western district of Humla was raised by the Nepali side.
"The return of the Taliban in Kabul has intensified the sectarian and communal strife in South Asia. The United States had entered Afghanistan to uproot the Taliban and eliminate Al-Qaeda. Both these objectives remained unfulfilled when they withdrew"
Top officials of the two countries also discussed in Washington opportunities for enhanced cooperation with like-minded partners to sustain a free and open Indo-Pacific.
